Chapter 960 That guy gave birth to more than 800 children

Ismail invited Xiao Peng to sit in their tent, and Xiao Peng walked over without hesitation.

Although there are houses in Mauritania, they prefer tents. Tents can be seen everywhere in the city, and even their leaders choose to stay in tents when meeting with leaders from other countries. Therefore, Mauritania is also known as the "Tent Country".

Although they said they were upholding their ethnic customs, Xiao Peng felt it was more like they were living in tents because their houses were too simple. Their Presidential Palace and Prime Minister's Office were both built with the help of Chinese people, and they were both three-story buildings. The Presidential Palace was a bit better, but the Prime Minister's Office looked like a long-distance bus station in a Chinese town...

Ismail and his friends treated Xiao Peng to dates, the most readily available "fruit" here. While they ate the dates and chatted, Xiao Peng finally understood the whole story.

"Are they smuggling cultural relics?" Xiao Peng was stunned.

Ismail said, "I'm just suspicious. They said they bought it legally from Morocco, but they can't produce any documentation. Damn it, they just tried to bribe us! Maybe that's how they got into our border! Does he think everyone will accept their bribes?"

Xiao Peng asked curiously, "What did they get?"

Ismail pulled out a suitcase from the side and opened it: "This is it."

The suitcase was opened, revealing a silver sacrificial mask and a bronze statue of a wolf or dog.

"Huh?" Xiao Peng became interested. "This sacrificial mask looks like it's from the early Alaouite period!"

He has been in this industry for so long now that he knows how to identify basic artistic styles and antiques.

Ismail and the others were stunned: "What Alaouite Dynasty?"

Xiao Peng explained, "Around the early 13th century, the Alawites settled in the Tafilal Oasis. In the 17th century, they took advantage of the civil unrest in the Saadi Dynasty to capture Fez and overthrow the Alawite Empire. Morocco, western Algeria, Mauritania, and northern Mali all belonged to the Alawite Empire. Can I pick it up and have a look?"

Ismail nodded and said, "Of course!"

Xiao Peng wiped his hands and carefully picked up the mask to take a look. He found that there were words engraved on it, but due to the age, many of the words were unclear. After taking a look, he suddenly laughed: "Ismael, your name is here!"

"Where? Are you kidding me?" Ismail was stunned. He thought Xiao Peng was joking. "How could my name be on this thing?"

Xiao Peng then held out the mask and said, "Come and look. Are there words like 'Ismail' and 'Sultan' written here?"

After hearing this, several people leaned over to take a look: "Really?"

"Oh my god! Ismael, why is your name on it?"

Ismail was also stunned and murmured, "What's going on?"

Xiao Peng explained, "Okay, I'll stop teasing you. If I'm not mistaken, the person above should be Moulay Ismail, the second sultan of the Alaouite dynasty. In fact, he can be considered the founding sultan of the Alaouite dynasty. His brother Moulay Rachid basically unified Morocco, but fell from his horse and died before achieving final victory. So his brother Moulay Ismail succeeded his brother as sultan. Looking at the artistic design of the mask and the name on it, I guess it's an item from his time."

Ismail's eyes widened. "You mean our country also belonged to the Alaouite dynasty? This is also a historical relic of our country, right?"

Xiao Peng scratched his head. "Well, that's fine. Any questions?"

Ismail's eyes lit up: "Xiao, tell me about it! I really don't know!"

Xiao Peng sighed secretly in his heart.

Mauritania is a deeply backward place. Over half the population is illiterate. Villages with one or two televisions are considered wealthy. Many people don't even know their own country's history.

He thought for a moment and then explained, "After Ismail came to power, his brothers and nephews—the children of Moulay al-Rashid—rebelled. There were also countless pirates in the surrounding area, and the Ottoman Empire was plotting to overthrow their regime. As a result, the Alaouite dynasty was divided. However, Ismail was a ruthless man, breaking down the stable regimes one by one. So it's not an exaggeration to say that he was the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. He indeed achieved many things, such as retaking Mamura from the British, recovering Tangier from the British, and conquering Kalalais and retaking Alsila. At that time, he wiped out all the European colonial strongholds on the Atlantic coast!"

Ismail was very excited after hearing this: "What else?"

"And what else?" Xiao Peng thought for a moment and coughed dryly. "And then there's his astonishing sexual prowess. He has over 500 wives and concubines in his harem, both black and white. He visits one a day, and it would take him a year to visit them all. And these 500-plus wives and concubines gave birth to 525 sons and 342 daughters for him. I'm not trying to scare you, but several of you may have his bloodline. His reproductive capacity is simply astonishing!"

After hearing Xiao Peng's words, everyone in the tent was dumbfounded.

Ismael calculated: "Doesn't this mean he has more than 800 children?"

Xiao Peng nodded: "This is the one who survived. The infant mortality rate in that era was very high."

Ismail and others nodded after hearing this.

Even today, Mauritania still has a nearly 10% infant mortality rate—the medical care there is so rudimentary! Including doctors from international medical aid organizations, there are fewer than 400 doctors in the entire country! How could the infant mortality rate not be high in a place like this?

The soldier named Beida beside him looked envious after hearing this, but murmured, "He doesn't follow the doctrine..."

According to their doctrine, a man can marry no more than four wives, but Ismail kept more than 500 women.

Xiao Peng laughed and said, "He is the 'Sultan'! Besides, that's not his wife but his concubine!"

Ismail pointed at Beida and said, "How dare you say that others are violating religious teachings? Aren't you the same?"

Beida was holding a cigarette in his hand. According to their teachings, smoking is indeed not allowed, but there are still many smokers in Mauritania.

Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Since you don't know the origin of this thing, how can you stop them?"

Xidia smiled and said, "Although we don't know its origins, the silver rust on it shows that it is very ancient. The loss of cultural relics often happens in our country, so the higher-ups reminded us to investigate this matter seriously. The most important thing is: there is someone on the bus pretending to be Chinese! How can he fool us if he can't even speak Chinese?"

Xiao Peng was stunned: "What? Someone in there is pretending to be Chinese!"